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Example Question #291 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GIST
Half
Minimal
Essence
Content
Understanding
Essence
The correct answer is "essence."
"Gist" is a noun that means the substance or essence of a speech, text or dialogue.
Example Question #292 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AVERSION
Mettle
Chemistry
Dislike
Kindness
Wit
Dislike
"Aversion" means dislike, opposition, antagonism.
"Kindness" means compassion, benevolence, humanity.
"Mettle" means bravery, caliber or courage.
"Chemistry" means attraction or charm in addition to being a field of natural science.
"Wit" means mentally sharp, funny, or clever and humorous.
Example Question #293 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PIGMENT
Debt
Desert
Color
Molecule
Paper
Color
"Pigment" means color, dye or stain.
"Desert" means arid land.
"Molecule" means a very small piece, a fragment of something, a particle of something.
"Debt" means money that is owed to others.
"Paper" means the physical object that we write on, or it can mean a written article or essay.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONSTRICTIVE
restrictive
liberating
snake-like
hazardous
mean-spirited
restrictive
Constrictive means something is restrictive.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of "limber" is __________.
cumbersome
stretched
novel
minuscule
lithe
lithe
"Limber" is an adjective that means "flexible" or "bending easily," so we need to pick out another adjective that also means "flexible." While "stretched" may look like a good answer because "flexible" means "able to stretch," "stretched" does not mean "flexible," so it can't be correct. "Lithe," on the other hand, means "characterized by flexibility and grace," and since it is closest in meaning to "limber," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
A synonym of “grubby” is __________.
forthright
municipal
filthy
spotless
derogatory
filthy
“Grubby” is an adjective that means either “dirty; grimy” or “disreputable; sordid.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “grimy” or “disreputable.” That means that “spotless” cannot be the correct answer, because “spotless” is an adjective that means “absolutely clean or pure; immaculate,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “grubby.” “Filthy,” however, is an adjective that can mean “disgustingly dirty,” and because “filthy” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “grubby,” “filthy” is the correct answer.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Arid
Inundated
Moist
Dry
Outer space
Desert
Dry
"Arid" means dry; Moist means slightly wet; Inundated means flooded; Desert is a place that has sand and is dry; and Outer space it the area outside the earth's atmosphere.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
TORRID
Dispute
Mediocre
Stifling
Frigid
Whimsical
Stifling
"Torrid" means scorching hot or extremely challenging. In this instance the best synonym for one of those meanings is “stifling” which means uncomfortably hot. For clarification, a dispute is an argument or disagreement; mediocre describes something that is average in a negative way; whimsical means silly and quirky; frigid means very cold, and is an antonym of stifling and torrid.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
IMMACULATE
Messy
Cluttered
Untidy
Jumbled
Spotless
Spotless
Something that is "immaculate" is perfect, clean, unblemished or spotless. The other four answer choices are all antonyms of immaculate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Appearance, Materiality, And Sensory Imagery
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRAGILE
Breakable
Vociferous
Persuasive
Sturdy
Broken
Breakable
"Fragile" means breakable.
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